密集する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 密集する | 密集しない |
| Polite | 密集します | 密集しません |
| Past polite | 密集しました | 密集しませんでした |
| Past | 密集した | 密集しなかった |
| Te-form | 密集して | 密集しないで |
| Desire | 密集したい | 密集したくない |
| Potential | 密集できる | 密集できない |
| Passive | 密集される | 密集されない |
| Causative | 密集させる | 密集させない |
| Causative passive | 密集させられる | 密集させられない |
| Volitional | 密集しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 密集しましょう | |
| Imperative | 密集しろ | 密集するな |
| Conditional | 密集すれば | 密集しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 密集したら | 密集しなかったら |
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
crowding together; clustering; close formation; swarm
Describes people, objects, or organisms packed closely in a space. Often used in news about crowds, urban density, or swarms. The する form is intransitive.
People are crowded together in front of the station.
Small shops are clustered together in this area.
People were crowded together in front of the station.
Houses are densely packed together in this area.
The spectators were sitting packed closely together.
密集 describes things packed closely together in a dense cluster, the opposite of 点在's scattered, isolated points.
点々 describes things spread out sparsely here and there, while 密集 describes things packed densely together.